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Research note: Maize and forage sorghum as silage crops under drought conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: R. Meeske --- , Republic of South Africa H.M. Basson --- , Republic of South AfricaMaize (Senkuil) and a forage sorghum hybrid (DeKalb FS2) were compared as silage crops under drought conditions. Sorghum yielded more digestible organic matter per hectare than maize. Maize and forage sorghum silage were well preserved and stable under aerobic conditions. -
Silages in the form of diet based on spineless cactus and buffelgrass
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Alberto Jefferson da Silva Macêdo --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Edson Mauro Santos --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Gherman Garcia Leal de Araújo --- Embrapa Semi-arid, Brazil Ricardo Loiola Edvan --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Juliana Silva de Oliveira --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Alexandre Fernandes Perazzo --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Wilma Cristina Cavalcante dos Santos Sá --- Department of Animal Science, Brazil Danillo Marte Pereira --- Department of Animal Science, BrazilThis study was conducted to evaluate the fermentation pattern and the in situ dry matter degradability of silages in the form of diet. Five diets were formulated based on spineless cactus (Opuntia fícus-indica cv. ‘Gigante’) and buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris). The... -
Analysis of main factors affecting silage fermentation of sorghum prepared with whole crop and stover in semiarid West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Yimin Cai --- , Japan Zhumei Du --- , China Delma B Jethro --- , Burkina Faso Man Nignan --- , Burkina Faso Seishi Yamasaki --- , JapanSorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is widely cultivated in semiarid West Africa as a combined crop for human consumption and animal feed. In order to address the shortage of ruminant feed in Burkina Faso, we studied the potential of preparing silage...